The Wretch on the Gallows Tree: Rhymes and Carols by Daniel Mitsui

The Wretch on the Gallows Tree: Rhymes and Carols by Daniel Mitsui

The debut poetry collection of artist Daniel Mitsui contains forty religious poems on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, following the sequence of the liturgical year. These poems are written in rhyme, in singable meters, using an archaic diction that suggests the popular verse of the late Middle Ages and early modern period: carols, ballads, folk songs, and hymns. The typefaces, ornament, and illustrations are designed by the author. The Wretch on the Gallows Tree is a collection of poems that is easy to love, and one that will bear repeated rereading. Whether you're already a fan of poetry or you'd like to be, Mitsui's rhythmic songs and the cadence of the liturgical year will draw you into contemplation of deeper, divine rhythms—those at the heart of God's own poetry. — Dappled Things Literary Magazine The poems rhyme very well - no modern deconstruction of poetry going on here - making it a pleasure to read. And with plenty of the hymns and carols being written for events such as Christmas, Easter, and Maundy Thursday, one could easily incorporate these into their celebrations of those days . — Corncrake Mag